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tyrannize

verb

Definition of tyrannize

as in to oppress

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Recent Examples of tyrannize Among his memorable leading performances were roles as an explosive Marine pilot who tyrannizes his family in The Great Santini (1979) and as a fading, alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), which won him a Best Actor Oscar. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026 There would be plenty to celebrate if Iranians successfully replaced the Islamist regime that has tyrannized them for 45 years. — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 18 June 2025 The driving force behind these antics is a tyrannizing uncertainty. — Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025 The mechanics of Shakespeare’s plot — unfolding first in rigid, tyrannized Sicilia and then in pastoral, sunnier Bohemia — hinge on our rooting for the characters Leontes so cruelly censures. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023 Saddam Hussein tyrannized Iraq for 12 years after his troops were routed in Kuwait in 1991. — Daniel Treisman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2022 In the process, these majority ethnic coalitions tyrannize and marginalize other groups, particularly those that are not members of the coalition. — John Mukum Mbaku, Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2021 In Portsmouth, Virginia, cops have been systematically using their state power to tyrannize political enemies. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020

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And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of oppress

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Spooked investors have even sued Supermicro for securities fraud, fearing that the company’s sales may be dominated by such illicit sales.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
That machine is the Hyperliquid DeFi platform, which is dominating the perpetual futures trade and using its fee income to burn HYPE tokens.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dominate

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This isn’t to say that these wildfire emissions are safer for human health, but rather that burning conditions dictate the chemical makeup of the smoke and its subsequent chemical fate.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
The time of submission dictates the order in which names appear on the ballot.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dictate

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While independent venues shuttered during the pandemic, venue domineer Live Nation — which can much more easily close its doors for soundproofing or for an infectious outbreak — posted its best years in 2022 and 2023.

— Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
When her father Philip dies, Rachel’s domineering mother, Carol, played by Ormond (see first look image), driven by the belief that Philip’s lifeless body will revive itself, forces her daughter to live with the corpse.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2023

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